Keeping migrant families safe has been a priority of the Daily Kos community –

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DICK, ever wake up in the morning, grab your coffee, catch up on the news and just say “what the f*ck is happening?” This was one of those weeks. But underneath all the bizarre news about Trump wanting to buy Greenland and referring to himself as the “chosen one” are some serious implications of his policy ideas. On Monday Planned Parenthood pulled out of federally-funded program, Title X, because of a new Trump gag … Continue reading →

we can put an end to illegal robocalls once and for all.

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Richard, One of the most common things I hear as I travel our state is that people are sick and tired of illegal robocalls. No one’s immune from them: I get them myself all the time. Even worse is that often, they’re scams. (Yep, they’re even trying to scam the Attorney General.) This has to stop. That’s why I’ve joined a bipartisan coalition of 51 Attorneys General and 12 telecommunication companies … Continue reading →

IndivisibleAVLP.O. Box 593Asheville, North Carolina 28802

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.ShareTweetForwardIndivisible Asheville/WNC is a non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to protecting democracy through informed community action in Western North Carolina. The group was voted #1 Activist Group for Civic/Political Action in the 2017 and 2018 Mountain Xpress “Best of WNC” Awards. To learn more, visit IndivisibleAVL.org, follow @IndivisibleAVL on Facebook and Twitter, or email info@indivisibleavl.org. Copyright © 2019 IndivisibleAVL, All rights reserved.You are receiving this email because you asked to be included in news … Continue reading →

TELL CONGRESS: RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE →

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20,000 Progressive Signatures Needed: Raise the Minimum Wage →TELL CONGRESS: RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE →Dick, currently, the federal minimum wage is just $7.25.That means every day, millions of hourly workers are forced to work multiple jobs just to make ends meet, all while business tycoons continue to climb the wealth ladder.Republicans claim that raising the minimum wage would hurt employment rates, but research has proven otherwise!We know we must raise the minimum wage. And so do Progressives … Continue reading →

Nurses’ Campaign to Win Medicare for All

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At a town hall last week, Chair of the powerful Energy & Commerce Committee, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) was confronted by NNU volunteers about his lack of support for Medicare for All. His response was staggering: “I’m not sure the public wants change.”1 Rep. Pallone should pull his head out of the sand. According to polls, 70% of people in the United States — including 85% of Democrats — support Medicare … Continue reading →

The Raleigh Report Rep. Susan Fisher Proudly Serving Buncombe CountyDistrict 114 August 19, 2019

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From RaleighWe continue in hurry up and wait mode. Hopefully this week will see more action on important issues. The article below came into my email queue from the NC DOT this week. I hope you’ll read and share. Good info for all of us.  Back to School Safety Starts With YouAs kids head back to school, both vehicle and pedestrian traffic will increase. Adults and teen drivers, do you … Continue reading →

More on Social Security!

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Expanding Social Security: The Democratic Party Comes Home by Nancy Altman, Founding Co-Director of Social Security Works In the wee hours of the morning, when most people were sleeping, the Senate took a vote that has momentous implications for who will win in 2016 and beyond. In three resounding votes over the last two days, Democrats rediscovered and reclaimed their legacy. Just before recessing until April 13, the Senate passed a … Continue reading →

ElizabethWarren is on our side!

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Fight for Reform is dedicated to electing Democrats, transforming our broken campaign finance system, and ending Citizens United state by state. If you’d prefer to receive fewer emails, click here. If you would like to unsubscribe, click here.Elizabeth Warren is COMMANDING Democrats to END Citizens United: “Citizens United is taking the legs out from underneath Democracy” – Elizabeth Warren Rush a 4X-Matched Donation to our Constitutional Amendment Fund >>It’s been confirmed — House Democrats introduced a Constitutional Amendment that would … Continue reading →

Norma Warren Should a woman be elected president?

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Should a woman be elected President ?   The question is how much worse will things get under continued male leadership ?  Right now 96% of CEO’s of the Fortune 500 companies are male.  75% of Congress is male.  None of the major religions are run by women.  Wall Street is not run by women.  Still no ERA passed.  We owe it to our country to give the reins to … Continue reading →

Public Citizen’s Democracy Is For People Campaign

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​ We are going to win a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. We took a major step toward that goal this year, with both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate introducing an amendment — and every single Senate Democrat signing on as a co-sponsor. Now we have to build on the momentum and get a majority in the House — so that we can secure a vote and finally move the … Continue reading →